Fair Trade & Ethics
Where products come from and who makes them; that people around the world produce what we buy; fair pay for workers; making ethical choices as consumers
What a learner can do afterwards
- Explain that the things we buy are made by real people, sometimes in other countries
- Describe what 'fair trade' means in simple terms (workers get paid fairly)
- Give an example of a kind choice a shopper could make (buying fair trade chocolate, choosing less packaging)
The lesson
Almost everything you buy started with a real person. A farmer grew the cocoa beans in your chocolate bar. A worker sewed the stitches in your shirt. Many of these people live in other countries, far from your home.
At the shop, Ben sees two chocolate bars side by side. One has a small Fairtrade logo on the wrapper. He picks that one, because it means the cocoa farmer who grew the beans was paid a fair price for the work.
You can be a kind shopper too. Look for the Fairtrade logo, ask an adult about it, or choose a snack with less packaging so there is less rubbish.
Fair trade means paying the people who make our things a fair price, and choosing fair trade or less packaging is a kind choice.
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Where this leads
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